>Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan

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>Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan decided to fully ban imported second-hand clothes and shoes by 2019, arguing it would help member countries boost domestic clothes manufacturing.

>President Kagame said the situation leads Rwanda to make a choice between continued importation of used clothes and developing the local textile industry: “Rwanda and other countries in the region (...) have to grow and establish our own industries.”.

>Members of an association of textile companies in the USA argue that the decision by the East African Community (EAC) to ban imports of used clothing and footwear is imposing significant economic hardship on the USA’s used clothing industry. The petitioners argue that the ban directly contradicts requirements that AGOA beneficiaries work towards eliminating “barriers to United States trade and investment” and promote “economic policies to reduce poverty”.

Think about that argument.

Attempting to create a manufacturing base in your country increases poverty.

https://thisisafrica.me/rwanda-will-proceed-ban-used-clothes-despite-threats-united-states/

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